Muscular Dystrophy Association3300 East Sunrise Drive
Tucson,
AZ
85718-3208
Tel: 520-529-2000
800-344-4863
Fax: 520-529-5300
EMail:
mda@mdausa.orghttp://www.mda.orgDescription: Voluntary health agency that fosters neuromuscular disease research and provides patient care funded almost entirely by individual
private contributors. MDA addresses the muscular dystrophies, spinal muscular atrophy, ALS, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease,
myasthenia gravis, Friedreich's ataxia, metabolic diseases of muscle, and inflammatory diseases of muscle, for a total of
more than 40 neuromuscular diseases.
National 501(c) tax-exempt organizations offer a comprehensive program of information and support services for patients and
their families. They may offer patient and professional information and education materials, sponsor meetings and scientific
workshops, fund research, and provide referrals to chapters and support groups.